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This is the topmost thing on my mind! So many things to-do, ideas-to-work-on, skills-to-acquire, commitments-to-keep. I end up debilitated by the mountain of tasks and commitments. And an inferiority complex triggered by comparing myself others doesn't help much! I am still figuring out how to manage my time and enjoy my after-wrok-stuff instead of getting stressed by it.

What has worked best for me so far is getting to work soon after I get home and committing the next 3 to 4 hours to it. Everything else (the dishes, the daily run, the cooking, whatever) will have to wait until afterwards. This ends up giving me a productive evening and happy glow.

I don't know, the part about faking interest in order to get their contact info seems kind of like stooping down to their level. I don't think I could bring myself to do that. I might get on their do not call list and tell them straightforward that I am thinking of suing them if they don't stop calling me.

There's a typo on the landing page. Tt instead of It.

I like it. It will work. Limiting the tip size to 150 chars is a good idea. As is, not using loud, distracting adverts. Will you be collecting info on what a user looked at and then emailing them updates or tips on topics of their interest? Although email is getting out of hand and I think ppl will ultimately simply start deleting the email and finally unsubscribe. But what other way to keep them from forgetting about wizgig and keep them coming back?

Why do I check YCombinator everyday? I guess because I work with technology and would like to start my own business one day. YCombinator concentrates on these things. So I don't fail to check.

I am trying to think how it could become a place people like to go and checkout often. Give them a badge they can share on Twitter if their tip collects certain number of points?

Hmm. If I (septerr) did RT septerr, will that start an infinite loop?

I think making use of the social media for your business is not so much about placing advertisements in these media. I think it is more about being available for engagement with your clients in these media. Being there in whatever their preferred media of communication happens to be - twitter, facebook, email, phone, a chat on the website.

I love getting my verizon support on twitter rather than on phone.

Suits are so passé.

Awesome~ Thank you for posting this link. I had understood the use of wide solid borders with a 0 height and width div, but how the angle was being achieved was perplexing. I was imagining borders as solid rectangles that overlap each other at the corners. This has been a revelation! I have discovered an awesome new power. Thanks!

I actually don't think this is a good enough reason to force users to use strong passwords. You may at most warn them, but that is still annoying. If a user chooses a weak password, it's their choice. They are taking the risk.

This does seem like the perfect solution for recommending to or building quick websites for friends and family!

Presented very nicely~ Makes it easy to choose.

Does it say anywhere how Harvard+MIT will price their courses? Will they be free? I should read the article myself and find the answer, but the webpage design, the font and the rambling text is uninspiring. Like an academic paper! (sorry)

A friend added the urls to the bookmarks bar which is sweet when one of your hands already on the mouse. If both hands on keyboard, then of course Ctrl/Command + L to highlight the adress bar and then change the number.

19k in parking tickets for XXXXXXX license plate - http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/10/the_price_of_vanity_plat...

I heard of similar story of a student in Birmingham whose license plate was 'null'.

Love the name your price part, but even more than that I love the 'what we make' part. Puts fair burden on me.

I understand where you are coming from. You feel that if you are truly interested in a topic, you will explore it without ny other reason or incentive.

But I don't think they are saying they are learning for teaching's sake (what's wrong with that anyway). They are interested in the topic. But, having to put what you learnt into words for someone else, makes you crystalize your understanding. It reinforces what you learnt. Makes it stay more permanently in your brain. So it enhances your learning. Plus, answering questions raised by your readers makes you delve deeper. Just my opinion.

And if you proclaim upfront that you are learning while blogging/teaching, your readers are free to read or instead find a well known expert and read their book/blog. Amazon reviews, blog comments etc. also tell you what you are getting.

I have heard others say that when they want to learn something, they ultimately teach it and I have seen one of them live it. And I will say it works. She may not be The Expert on the topic, but her knowledge and passion grows everyday. I have been intending to put this in practice myself, high time I did!! Tonight!

There are other functional things with HN that need improvement. For instance, when you edit a comment, and hit update, you should be taken back to the post. Although I have to edit my comments to fix typos, maybe editing comments shouldn't be allowed at all?

I feel HN does need a face lift. What with it showcasing the designs of tomorrow everyday and all!

I agree with kijin, the numbers besides the posts seem of no use. We need to use the space so as to get as many posts as possible in the view without scrolling, so I wouldn't mind narrowing the distance between the posts either. Maybe a hover can magnify the post a little. Posts that link to URL could have some distinct style or something.

Mmmule on TechCrunch - http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/20/deliver-the-love-with-mmmul...

This article will leave you scratching your head!

Btw, ikamasutra.com can use a facelift. :/ It's kinda geocities looking right now. You should make it more web 2.0.

Didn't know the app existed! Now that I know it did, I want it to be available. Not settling for kamasutra+.

Nice.

Some of the best things of MIB -

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Organizing

We can organize your closet (in whatever way you would like), and thoroughly clean and organize the items in your kitchen, or even spend time restoring your china to their full glory.

Refrigerator / Freezer Cleaning We’ll dispose of expired items, & remove racks and compartments to deep clean them as well as the walls of the fridge.

Errand Services

Need a personal assistant for the day or just need someone to drop your car to the mechanic or to run to the mall for you? Name it and we’re there to take care of any errands you may have. $60 for first two hours ($35 per hour after).

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Clean is something people like. To people like me it gives peace of mind and freedom to think and work on other things. But cleaning is something a great many of these people don't like to deal with. A cleaning service has to be a moneymaker.

Cool. I use Sparrow at home. If you are on Mac, give it a try. Nice clean interface.

Works. Awesome.

Gesture seems to be the next frontier.

Where is this Do Not Track button?

why is it called dave?

Are podcasts dead? I wonder. I haven't subscribed to one in couple years.

And I bought sunglasses today. Dang.

The rain thing is cool! (although the website sucks :-|)